Oct 3–4, 2025 · Branson, MO · 📍 611 Rock Ln · State championship
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $5,000
BREWS BEFORE Q'S won Grand Champion at the Rock Lane Presents Grills Gone Wild on October 3, 2025 in Branson, MO at 611 Rock Ln, scoring 711.9888 in a field of 11 teams. BrewsCue took Reserve Grand Champion with 706.2400. Category winners: Chicken — Hicks from the Sticks BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — BrewsCue (178.8572); Pork — GRAY WOLF BBQ (178.8572); Brisket — BREWS BEFORE Q'S (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next is scheduled for October 23, 2026.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 93 times in 100
BREWS BEFORE Q'S came in rated below the field's top team, GETTIN' BASTED, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 7-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
This was BREWS BEFORE Q's's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 19th tracked contest.
Chicken places 2–3: BREWS BEFORE Q'S and GRAY WOLF BBQ tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 3–4: GRAY WOLF BBQ and GETTIN' BASTED tied on 177.7144 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 5–6: Kermit's Ex and Ambition Que tied on 176.5600 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
BREWS BEFORE Q'S took the title on 4 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork ribs at 3rd.
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 ← this one | Branson, MO | 611 Rock Ln | 11 | 711.9888 | BREWS BEFORE Q's | BrewsCue |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Branson, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 176.5600 | 169.6916 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.8572 | 175.4172 | 167.3828 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1316 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 180 | 176.5600 | 166.2284 |
11 entries · top 711.9888 · median 694.2172
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 2 | BrewsCue | |
| 3 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 4 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | Ambition Que | |
| 7 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 8 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 9 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 10 | BJ's BBQ | |
| 11 | Motor Boatin BBQ |
11 entries · top 180 · median 176.5600 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 2 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 3 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | Ambition Que | |
| 7 | BrewsCue | |
| 8 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 9 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 10 | BJ's BBQ | |
| 11 | Motor Boatin BBQ |
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 174.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrewsCue | |
| 2 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 3 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 4 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 5 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 6 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 7 | Motor Boatin BBQ | |
| 8 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 9 | Ambition Que | |
| 10 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 11 | BJ's BBQ |
11 entries · top 178.8572 · median 173.1200
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 2 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 3 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 4 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 5 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 6 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ | |
| 7 | Ambition Que | |
| 8 | BrewsCue | |
| 9 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 10 | BJ's BBQ | |
| 11 | Motor Boatin BBQ |
11 entries · top 180 · median 176 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BREWS BEFORE Q'S | |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED | |
| 3 | Kermit's Ex | |
| 4 | BrewsCue | |
| 5 | WOOD HOOK BBQ | |
| 6 | Ambition Que | |
| 7 | BJ's BBQ | |
| 8 | GRAY WOLF BBQ | |
| 9 | Motor Boatin BBQ | |
| 10 | TAILGATE GUYS BBQ | |
| 11 | Hicks from the Sticks BBQ |